Monday, July 6, 2026

Governor of Rivers State

December 21, 2025

The Supreme Court’s emergency politics

It was an odd way to phrase arguably the most cynical and gratuitous expansion of presidential power in the history of the Nigerian Supreme Court.

Nigeria Supreme Court Justices (Credit: NJC)
February 9, 2025

Leaders sanction dialogue on resumption of oil extraction in Ogoniland

The communiqué stated that the Congress of Ogoni People supported the dialogue between the Federal Government and Ogoni leaders and acknowledged the commencement of Ogoni-wide consultations.

Ogoni people
January 2, 2025

Gov. Fubara signs Rivers N1.1 trillion 2025 appropriation bill into law

The budget is titled, “Budget of inclusive growth & development.’’

Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara
October 11, 2024

Amaechi irresponsible; “how come he can’t afford ‘to buy diesel’ after ‘stealing’ for 24 years as speaker, governor, minister?”: APC

ROTIMI AMAECHI INCITING ANARCHY IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND UNPATRIOTIC From the lavish comfort of his “proverbial glass house”, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, former Minister of Transport and Governor of Rivers

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi
January 22, 2024

Court voids Gov. Fubara’s N800 billion budget passed by five Rivers’ assembly members

The judge made an order restraining the National Assembly from taking over the state’s assembly.

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara [Facebook/ Chi Geru]
January 3, 2024

Monarch tasks Rivers gov on good governance at Opobo Charity Day

Mr Ekpelle urged organisations to create more awareness about the education of visually impaired persons.

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara [Facebook/ Chi Geru]
December 19, 2023

Fubara arms pro-Wike lawmakers in desperate political accord brokered by Tinubu

“The Rivers State House of Assembly shall choose where they want to sit.’’

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara [Photo: Facebook/RSG]
May 2, 2023

Wike declares public holiday, orders closure of shops, markets as Tinubu visits Rivers

Mr Wike said a formal invitation was sent to the President-elect after the general elections, which was accepted.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nyesom Wike
February 12, 2023

Machina-Lawan judgment shows Nigeria’s Supreme Court dangerous to rule of law

Could the Supreme Court be hard at work to ensure democratic government and society as a whole don’t function?

Supreme Court Judges
January 27, 2023

Nigeria’s current political process will produce wrong leaders, more corruption: Obasanjo

It is possible to declare that the ways in which we have practised our democracy have deepened contradictions, negative coalitions, distrust, disloyalty and unpatriotic tendencies.

Olusegun Obasanjo